The Washington Bee Newspaper, March 31, 1888, Page 2

Published every seg ed at 1109 I street north west, Washington, D.C. nterd at the Postoffice at Washington U. as second-class mail matter. SENATOR INGALLS. (DAroit Mich. Plaindea’er.) it will be remembered by our readera that The Plaindealer has been unsparining in its criti- cisms apon certain actsand words attributed to Senator Inaatzs. His conduct in regard to the Maruews incident, and his asser- tion to the effect that no Afro- American bad a right to be any- thing but a republican, met with no criticism but what was just, for all thinking people must dis- pise political as well as bodily slav- ery; but our crticism as to another matter we learn from the Wash-~ ington BEE was not meritd We refer to an article of Senatur Incatts in the Forum, in which he asserted “that Negro suffrage in the South is a failure.‘ The reason hs gives we have never seen until recently, and it places the Senator ina more favorable light in our eyes. Itis as follows ”This decleration does not imply that the Negro is not competent to vote, nor that he should not vote. But the South, having obtained thirty-eight additional members of the Lower House of Congress, and an equal increment in the Electroial Sollege, by the operation of the Four- teenth Amendment, has practially null- ified the Fifteeuth Amendment and neith- er educates the Negro nor permits him to vote. . Political power in that part of the re- public is as exclusively in the hands of the whites as it was in 1860, and the indi- cations are that it will so-coutinue for an indefinite period in the future. The nat- ional authority has been exhausted and nothing remains but the final appeal to the national conscierce.‘* We make this correction be- cause The Plaindealer, believing in fair play, intentionally wrongs noone. Ali know too well that the reasons here given are true, and that the South, through polit- ical chicanery, suppression of the ballot, increased power given it by the population of the Afro American, whom it does not allow to vote, secured the election of Grover CLEVELAND and the dem-~- ocratic triumph. = PATRONAGE THROWN A- WAY. NEGRO DEMO- CRATS SAT DOWN UPON. The administration in giving the appointments, or allowing the American Cvlonization Socie- ty to dictate as to who shall be appointed Minister to Liberia, simply throws au insult in the face of all the prominent Negro democrats, who have supported the democratic party. This in- sult may do forthe Negroes at the South, but for those in New York avd Indiana, tney will resent it. Will not the republi- cans say to those Negroes who have voted the democratic ticket that the demociats will after all, when they want to appsint some Negro to some office, ap- point some republican Negro upon the recommendation of some repub- lican ‘ihisis the wrong time to play with patronage in that way. Why not take up some Negro who is wanted by the jeaders of some one of the states. THE NORTH IN LEAGUE WITH THE SOUTH IN KEEP- ING THE NEGRO DOWN. (Gate City Press.) George W. Cable, in a recent 8 hin Boston, said that the rights of 7,000,000 colored people are being made @ foot ball in tue southern states and that but fur northern complicity, sucha thing could not be possible, aud that the philanthropists ot the country were spending $1.00 per haad on the Indians, $1.25 on the Chinese, aud but seventeen cents per year en the colored man, He was in favor of national education of the Negro. “DEATH OF A DEVOIED WIFE.—CARRIED TO HAM- PLETON FOK BURIAL. (Memphis Tenn, Free Speech.) Mrs J.T. Settle, the wife of/ Oration, Hon. J.T. Settle, died at 6:40 o’clock on the 22nd inst,, after au illness of four weeks. The tuner- al will be conducted at the Christ- ian church Saturday morning, the 24th inst., by Kev. Dr. Patterson, | Address, pastor of Grace remaius will then be carried to BEE, Hawilion, O; for burial. Mr. Set- tle and sister will accompany the remains. Mr. Setile hasthe sym- pathy ofall who know him. The Free Speech prays that he may from this time live a similar life to that of Mrs. Settle,a devoted Christian. EMANCIPATION DAY. EX-MINISTER SMYTH ACCEPTS MR. CHASE’S INVITATION. THE MILI- TARY WILL NUT PARADE. AR- RANGEMENTS COMPLETE. The committee on arrange- ments and those who are opposed to a street parade, met atthe BrE office last Thurs., evening, and fina: arrangements were completed for Monday evening, April 16tb. Mr. Robert C. Powell, chairman, aud Mr. W. Calvin Chase, secre- tary of the Emancipation Cele bration read the fo!lowing letter from Hon. John H. Smyth Ex- United Ftates Minister to Liberia: EX-MINISTER JNO. H. SMYTH ACCEPTS. Office John H. Smyth, attorney at law. Washington, D. C., Mar. 27, 1888. W. Calvin Chase, Esq , Secretary, &c., City. Sir:—Yours of March 25, 1888, advising me that I had been uuan- imously elected as one of the speakers on the occasion of “The 26th Anniversary of the Emanci- pation of Slaves in the District of Colambia,” has been received, for which, be pleased to accept my thanks. You will convey to your committee assurances of my very high appreciation of the consider- tion they have shown me by, both their action and invitation. Say to the committee that: I cheerfully consent to be present for the pur- pose of uniting with my brethren in praise and thanks-giving to God for freedom. With sentiments of esteem, per- mit me to subscribs myself, Your obedient servant JOHN H. SMYTH. JUDGE SNELL ACCEPTS. W. C. Chase, Chairman Emancipation: Sir: Ishall be present to hear Hon. J. M. Langston at the Emancipation Annivirsary, cor- dially thanking you for the invitation, Very respectfully yours, WM. B. SNELL. Tuis letter said Mr. Chase, pus a veto to the falsehood published. For the informaticn of the com~- mittee and ihe public, Mr. Chase read from o:e ut the books of last year’s collections,‘to show how money was, cullected and from whom. Frank B. Conger, $5 00. 8. Watterson, 1 00. Joseph P. Bradley, 1 00. President Grover Cleveland,5 00 Gc. C. Willard, 2 00. Total $14 00. It will be seen that $14 0U was collected. avd of that amount only $4.00 was turned iuto the committee. This book has the names of ex-Post-maeter Conger aud Presi- dent Cleve aud uam s written by them. Another bvovk given to oue of the committe, was turned in with nothing onit. But the holder of this book collected from Senator Sawyea $25.00, The letter of Mr. Sawyer is in my possession said Mr. Chase. These amounts are small to what the bovks show. Two thirds of ‘he books show that nothing was coutributed by the cvlored people, because they declared against street parades. The military will not parade April 16th. Mr. k. C. Powell, chairman of the committee on arrungements reported Asbuy M. E church corner 11th and K stree'e n. w., and the following program of exercises will be curried out ou Mouday evening, April 16tu THF PROGR/ M: Music. Prayer, Rev. J. H. Dailey Music. Address, by the Presiding officer Capt. O.'S. B, Wall. Reading letters, A.St. A. Smith. Emancipation Edict, W. Calvin Chase. Music. Hon. Langston. Music. Address, Hon. John H. Smyth. Address, Col. Geo. W. Williams. Music. Juhn Mercer Wm. Mc.Meadows. |} church. The| Benediction, Rev. W. Bishop Johneoa. i The preceeds will be devoted tothe Asbury church, the Nation- al Association for the relief of destitute colored women ‘and children, 8th street n. w., extended aid the Woman’s Christian} Association, for indigent colored | girls, 618 O street n.w. Board of directors: Mesdames Caroline Taylor, A. E. Jackson, C. A. Stewart, E. Watson, L. Chase, KE. Brooks, J.@.Goins and L. Mertin. EMANCIPATION DAY. PROF. JOHN M. LANGSTON ACCEPTS THE INVITATION TO BE THK ORATOR. The full committee of those op posed tu asteet parade on April 16th, in celebration of the emanci- pation auniversary, met last Mon- day evening at the BEx office and adopted the tollowing: Whereas, street pa ades on April 16 are universally condemed and disapproved by the more. jntelli- gent colored citizens in the Dis trict of Columbia as being detri- mental and disgraceful iu this age of civilization, and believing that the money collected can be uppro- priated for better purp ses; and Whereas, the mouey that is col- lected 18 misappropriated, as our books will show, and believing that farther impositon upon the people by bogus collectors should be exposed; therefore, be it Resolved, That the citizens are warned to beware of bogus collec- tors or those who are claiming to be collecting for the emancipat.on celebration, and if any one is dis posed or desires to atid the colored pecple they ore requested to remit directly to the managers of the Colored Orphans’ Home and ma- taons of the Industrial School for} Colored Children. After the adoption of the res-| olution, Mr. Chase read the follow- ing letter from Hoa.J. M, Lang- ston: a 1 ave the honor to accept with special pl asure your aunounce- ment that by a unanimous election of all those co. cerned I have been | elected as orator on the occasion | of the twenty-sixth anniversary of | the emancipation of the slaves of the District of Columbia. The distinguished honor conferred in such act'on commanded my grate- ful acknowledgements, while 1! premise you that I sha'l meet the responsibility imposed thereby in such spirit an fortitude as becomes| one sensible of bis great isabil- ity to do jus ice to sach a memor-| able occasion, Tendering sir, my | grateful thanks, I beg to be advis-| edasto the day and hour at! which you expect me to arrive in| Washington. Yours very truely, | Joun Mercer Lanaston Invitations were ordered tobe sent to Hon, Frederick Douglass, | Revs, Wm. Peal, John A. Rily,| Wm. Warring, Collector Johu F. Cook, Rev R. H. Dyson, Hon. J. B, Devaux, Dr C. B. Purvis, Super intendant Cook, Dr. Shadd, Dr. Patten, Prof. Gregory and others Mr. Chase offered a resolution on the death of Chief Justice Waite, which was unanimously | adopted. The regular monthly meeting of the Capitol City Guards will be held Monday evening April 2nd atthe armory 1218 EK St. u.w. All members are expected to be present without further notice Maj. F.C. Revells- TOO MUCH TALK. To the Editor of the Ber :— Sir: In tue abscence of Mr. B. C. Whiting, I beg leave to answer the article which appeared in a weekly paper of the 25th inst., under the captiou of A nat for Odd Fellows to crack.” The ar ticle was conspicuous for one thing only, and that was Ignorance. Tie inquiry was made, ‘*Where is B. C. Waiting and the Odd Fellows (Hall) Building Committee?’ If} the writer ofthe article bad been a financial member of the order in which he claims to have so much interest, he would have known that Mr. Whiting’s employment has compelled him to be absent from the city two thirds of the time since June 6th 1887. I venture to assert, thatif the vice president aud secretary had interested them. selves about calling meetibgs as the Head of the committee did duriug the Spring, before leaving bome, we could have had the grounu which the writer inquires about. 1 also make the assertion that if the undersigned members ot the Committee were as much | Mr. Whiting has always proved himself to be, we woul have had a ball several years ago. The fact is simply this, whenever anyone has the ability to go ahead, everybody else gets jealous and tries to @own them. Thisis Mr. A and B. that the writer spoke of. This committee has hid three pre- decessors; they receiyed money. Can the writer tell what became of it? They were the respected owls; do yousee where the laugh comes in? I will say nomore as I desire to hear from Mr. Whiting, who is fully able to take care of himselt. OpD FELLOW. KANSAS FOR BRUCE American Cltizen. Ex-Senator Bruce for Post-mast- er General. THEY SAY Langston has accepted. No parade April 16th. The people are opposed to it. Mr. Douglass has declined to speak for the paraders. He is opposed to street parades. The Military will have a dress parade April 16th, The meeting of the paraders at Jobnsou’s hall Tuesday night was a failure. Beware of bogus books. Send your money to the colored | Asylum. Men who make assertions should stick to them. Allintelligent people are oppos- ec to street parades. Everybody will come to hear Langston’s great oration April 16. Don’t subscribe to bogus collect- | ors. The Bee has no fight to make against Mr, Douglass. Mr. Douglass is opposed to street parades, bence he is in barmeay with the Beg. All good citizens are opposed to Street parades. Recorder Trotter will answer the mandamus. The Piymoulh Lyceum is a great institution. The prettiest girls atten the Ply- mouth Lyceum. The incentive there is drawing. The attraction next Sabbath is the contest between Captains Peal aud Turley. j Public Printer Benedict has reinstated R. F. Chisolm. This is the way Mr. Benedict treats colored printers. He has ne prejadice against the Negro. The Congressional investigat- ing Committee will be knocked out. Some men talk too much and some again don’t talk enough. The greatest event of the season is the vocal concert at the Metro- politan church, Wednesday even ing April 25th. Go and hear Boston’s favorite prima donna, Miss Adelaide G. Smith, at the Metropolitan church, Wednesday evening April 25th. Madame Agues Smallwood, of Washington, will meet Madame} E. Sevelle Joues, the world’s} famous prima donna, at the Metro- | politan chureh, Wednesday, April} 25th. Go and see the great Lyric Club Wednesday, April 25th, at the Metropolitan church. The Brooklyn, N.Y., famous pianist Mr. Emory Joues will be at the Metropolitan chureh, Wed- April 25th. Prof. John T. Layton the favor- ite Washington vocalist, will meet Mr. Lonis L. Brown of Philiadel phia, Wednesday, April 25th at the Metropulitan chureb. . There is warin the vicinity of the 4th Baptist chureh. The lady’s name is Pinkey. She is a good general. The citizens of the 8th district put a veto on the parade last Tues- day night. Robert Brown is the Emanei- pation King and he is opposed to a parade. Look out for bogus collectors. Mr. Douglass in a speech April 16, ’86, denounced street parades. He declared that they were dis- gracefal. interestedin their Lodge and as willing to serve their members as | The paraders have become dis- | gtisted with themselves aud have | decided not to parade. Chief Branson wants a parade badly, bit the people are opposed to it. Don’t fail to come out and hear Prof. Langston. 5 His speech will be one of the greatest ever delivered on such occasions. The paraders couldu’t raise bat sixty-five cents out of two dollars te pay for the hall last week. Sixty-five cents will not run a parade. Chairman J. F. N. Wilkinson of the finance committee, has become disgusted with the paraders, He cant raise ten dollars on books. Out of thirty books in President Marshall’s charge, he had twenty when he called at the BEE office last week. Charles has an elephant on his shoulder when.he attempts to bave a parade. NEW YORK NEWS. TH3 BEE has made its advent in New York City. It can be found on eale at Green’s Stationary Store, 429, 6:h Ave., end at the « flice of the Zou Book Concern 183 Bleeker st. Cold weather daily, rain and snow storms still prevail bere. Spring did uot come on the 20 h, and the s+ little datch Bands that played spring odes about our streets, Letween the sh Wers, are all laid up with pbeumonia or gone up where they have continued music without the need o1 brass wind instruments. Mrs. Lillie Powell sai!s for Eu- rope on the 15th of April, for a three months tour on the Conti- nent. A grand reception and prome nade will be tendered to the Grand Commindery of this State at Wend ls Assembly Roows on April 5th, to which it is expected that prominent Knights from diffevent parts of the state will atiend in full regalia. Harry Hill, janitor of the New York Ass:mbly, was in the city Saturday. Sunday and Monday. Fred Hayes the popular sal-s- man, has severed his e>nnection with Rodgers, Peet and Co and is pow in aclothing fim on 8th ave and 33rd Sr. The R. R_ Porters will have their annual Ball ou April 12th. Palm Sunday was generally observed here by special services in all of the charches. St. Phillips and Dr. Speilm.ins were the most elaborately dee rated. Miss Julia Trusty who was reported sick, is at her post again as good as uew. St. Marks Church had its Annual reunion at Wendals last week. It was a fine aff .ir, about twelve hundred people in atten- dance. A fine programe of mus‘cal and literary production, preeeeded the grand prominad.s afuil band being in attendace, and it required the watchfull eyes of all the trustees ‘o keep the sisters from dancing Many strangers were noticed among the throng. Ivanhoe Com No, 5. K. T. will have a Drill and Reception April 12th. They are preparing for a pilgrim. ge to Washington in May. TheS -uthern Benifie’al League, held their Annual Reception on Tuesday evening last. Your cor- respondent wended his way up there in search of tews and was surprised at the amount of beauty, and rich costumes there revealed. TLere were at least 250 couples is the first Grand March. Tooth pick coats and L sh ped bodices prevailed among the fair 8eX. BABY BUNTING AGAIN. One of’ the great: st literary hits of the season is the story of Bab Banving; or, the A'puabet of love, by Lavra Jen Libby, which is ar present being published in the columus of Taz New York Fam- |tty Story Paper. The p:per cou- taining the opening chapters of this wonderfully popu ar rem mee appeare | on the news stands this }morning The tremendous rash |for that nomber by the young ladies of the town shows clearly that tbe publishers have strack a bonanza. ‘THe Famity Story | Paper is for sale by all uews deal- ers, or will be sent to auy address jfour months, p.stage free, tor $1.00. Norman L. Monroe, Pub- lisher, 24 and 26 Vandewater St, Jew York. HINTS TO HOU eal an SE W IVES From Woman Glass spoons for > Pickles , something uew, and with ‘te comes the information that 14. are imported. % Bent whalebones can he Testoraj and used again by simbly co, in water a few hours, then itrsic them. ™ Willow farnitare that jas dot been stained or painted cay Ne washed with sait and water ang brush; dry thoroughly before pe posing it to dast. : To remove stains from marble take ox gall, a wineglasstiu! of ! pentine, and mix into a paste yi pipe-clay. Put the paste on 4, stain and let it remain sever, days. Ostrich feathers can be ep, at home by holding them over 4, top of abot stove or rang. hear enough to burn, for a moment, agiin and again. Withdrawing then repeat ng Kid gloves can be nicely cleane by puttingthem on the band ang rabbing the soiled parts zine; and dried in theo remove the odor. A ehair high enough for one ¢ sit in and use one’s arms ith ben uair t w ¥ in cooking manipulations is the moss sensible yet invented for wonan, No man ever stands to perfor any work that he can do in asit ting position. Woman ever last to accept an easier method. Is Two ounces of soda dissolved jy a quart of bot water will make, ready and usefal solution & eleaning old painted work, prepar tory torepainting. The mixture in the above proportion shouli be applied when warm, aud the woot work afierward washed with water to remove all traces of the soda. To remove indentations farnitare wet the indented well with warm water; then take some brown paper fiveor six times doubled aud well sovked iu water, and cover with it th bruises. Tuen apply to the paper a@ bot flat-iron until the mo is evaporated, and if the indents tions have not disappeared, re peat the application antil whole surface is completely level. FACTS INA NUT-SHELL. The Irish invasion reaches ev where around as. The p« leaders are lrish and their aides are Irish, and the Irish, in suil blocks of votes, sustain them i power. The distribution of o! is the [rishman’s reward for pulit services. When you come in fio Europe, [nspector Hoolahan cheeks your trunk at the barge ollie; when you goto pay your d Clerk Gilligan takes your you are summoned for jury ( by Commissioner Feely ; and i! you get in trouble with your erediturs, are arrested by Deputy D and banded over to the care ol Sheriff Tuoley. Irish warde side over the city prisous jailors obey their orde hospitals and public of the doctors and attend. Irish. I once had a servait, spectable and steady Lristiwuman, who married a bar-tender. Was ten years ago. bar-tender is boss of and helps to rule the Lam a hamble native friend Van Snort sugge this sort of thing keeps o ing at the current ratio, the not far off when we shall li become naturalized Irshmen der to have the privilege « baliot. Stranger things have peued, | am sure. ALFRED TRUMBLE the 4 al Ss are NAL NO PARADE APRIL 16tll THE MILITARY PECLINE Mi MAb SHALL’S INVITATION. A MEET! THAT TURNED OUT To BE A Fall URE. The meeting at Johnson's Ife! ou last Tuezday evening, “ t by Mr. ©. H. Marshall, was 8 failure. Out of the bun? more app -iuted by him '0 on the committees, not 4 attended. Commu sicat received from the Officers of the distri deelinihg the invitation part in the parade April 10\) delegation from est Washin asserted that nothing was b done in that section; that pe ple were opposed to # *") parade. Similar — int Was received from nv! west Washington. The ' adjourned withont do" business. e any Save money and time by ! ador always on hand, aud ust! numeious diseases wile trouble families at tim bap where. Pe e2 25 cents @ packis™